Melissa Cooper

Co-founder & Managing Partner at HirePerfect

J. Melissa Cooper, a freelancer, net entrepreneur and micro-enterpriser, is the author of Freelance Nation. She has dedicated her career to all facets of the job market and organizational effectiveness, and she holds SPHR and PHR designations. She started her first company with $700 and a VoIP phone. Within five years, she grew it to more than 400 virtual workers and sold it for several million dollars.